Show Quest - James Hargest College

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6 June 2019

Show Quest

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Principal’s Report

Wellbeing and Not-So-Common Common Sense Following on from my article in last month’s newsletter, I recently had the privilege of listening to Dr Lance O’Sullivan, (2014 NZer of the Year) and Nathan Wallis (NZ expert in child brain development). Their messages reminded me that the wisdom we seek in relation to modern day parenting problems may not be “new”, but in fact “old” wisdom, and right under our noses. Here are two key ideas:Sleep: Adolescents typically get 1-2 hours’ less sleep per night than optimal. The impact

on the ability to learn is huge. Encourage a good routine for healthy sleep by ensuring there are no devices in the bedroom during sleeping hoursExercise: Regular physical exercise is a key contributor to emotional wellbeing. If you are picking up/dropping off at school, an easy way to ensure a minimum of exercise is to pick up/drop off a km away from school. Not only will the exercise have multiple spin-offs, you will also contribute to traffic safety outside the school at peak times!

Andy WoodPrincipal

Matua Neitana Tane

Ki te kahore he whakakitenga ka ngaro te iwiWithout foresight or vision the people will be lost.Once again our Kapa Haka have been working hard throughout Invercargill. They had the privilege of opening the Trans-Tasman International Indoor Bowls Competition hosted recently by the Southland Indoor Bowling Club. That was followed by supporting local

marae Murihiku as they welcomed a group of students visiting from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Lastly, a reminder about the Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competition at Taieri College in Mosgiel on Thursday and Friday the 13th and 14th of June. Māuri tū, mauri ora.Mauri ora!Neitana (Nathan) Tane

Whanau Report

Andy WoodPrincipal

Chris O’ConnorBOT Chairperson

From the Boardroom

The final meeting of the 2017-19 Board of Trustees was held on 23 May. The next time it meets (in June), it will be a new Board, elected for a 3 year term by you, our parent community. I took the opportunity in the May meeting to acknowledge the contributions of two members who are not standing for re-election:Rose Wilson has served for two terms (6 years), and contributed a superb balance of wisdom, common sense, a deep empathy for families, and expertise from her professional life working with youth.

Christine Black has been the staff representative for one term and has on many occasions constructively offered just what her role requires - a teacher’s perspective.To both these Board members, thank you for your time, and your unique contributions. To all our other members (who are standing for re-election), thank you also for your work over the last 3 years. It has been a privilege working with you all in this very special community role.Chris O’Connor BOT Chairperson

PTA ReportHello to allThe PTA met on Tuesday evening, and again it was wonderful to see many new faces, and get to know some of our new parents.The schedule for the 2019 meetings are follows: July 23rd September 17th November 19thPTA meetings are held in the “Brig” (above the office) at Senior Campus, at 7.30pm.We enjoyed the “Transition to Tertiary” presentation - a really informative night for the Year 13’s and their parents, and all gained a great understanding of the requirements, application dates for Halls of

Residence and Universities. Our PTA was also pleased to present Andrew Macklin from NZQA to parents/caregivers/whanau new to NCEA. This year’s YR 13’s had a wonderful time at the school ball, and by all accounts it felt like an extra special night, being held at a new venue, Transport World, which they all enjoyed.Regards Monique Shirley PTA Chairperson

James Hargest College PTA Ph:0275004550

Monique ShirleyChairperson

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Jenna HowleyWe welcome Jenna to the position of Personal Assistant to our Principal, Mr. Wood, as well as secretary to the Board of Trustees. Jenna returns to the workforce after having a short time out with her young children. She comes from the corporate sector and as an alumni looks forward to returning to her old school.

Kylie HodsonKylie has been appointed Homestay Coordinator across both campuses. She had previously been a Teacher Aide on the Junior Campus, as well as the International Coordinator there. We very much look forward to Kylie joining our International team on a permanent basis.

Welcome New Staff

During Bullying-Free NZ Week, The Southland Times invited community voices to have their say. James Hargest College Principal and Invercargill Secondary Principals' Group chairperson, Andy Wood’s contribution is reprinted below:

Schools don’t exist in some kind of social vacuum. They are places that every child attends, so they will inevitably be where some social conflict will be played out. Some young people demonstrate poor self control, social and inter-personal skills; values of respect and empathy have not always been strongly role modelled and developed. But it’s time we shifted the discourse from “bullying in schools” to “how we grow emotional maturity in Kiwi kids from the first years of life.” A recent Primary School Leaders’ Occupational Health and Wellbeing Survey reflects an alarming increase in assaults and violence toward primary school staff. (ODT, 10 May 2019) Let’s talk more about respect, kindness and empathy, the “good oils” which make relationships of all kinds safe and satisfying - and how we might build these qualities. Schools very much emphasise positive values such as these in their day to day work with young people, and work hard to build healthy and positive social skills.

Inevitably however, attention falls on them when things go wrong, rather than on the positive things going on every day, by most students, most of the time. On such occasions, schools are sometimes held publicly to account but are unable, for all sorts of obvious reasons, to defend themselves by telling “the other side of the story”. In this way, superficial and stereotyped perceptions of complex and nuanced situations tend to be reinforced.

All schools experience the same range of behaviours and deal with the same issues.

Not all aggressive behaviour represents bullying, and many young people do grow in maturity through the guided learning and restorative work done in schools, as a result of poor behavioural choices. But bullying does occur. Our own definition, for example, is “the ongoing misuse of power. It is deliberate, harmful, one-sided and repeated. It can be verbal, physical, or social behaviour that causes physical or emotional harm. It is not a normal part of growing up. Bullying can happen in person or on-line.” It is persistent and repeated actions which represent “bullying”.

Social media and the instant filming/uploading of violence have created an environment which catapults violent incidents into wide scrutiny with no sense of context. It is then much harder for victims to experience healing and move on. All those who film, share, and view such footage are part of the victimisation act themselves. We try to develop the understanding in young people that we all have a responsibility to keep each other safe and deny “bullies” the stage on which to perform; bad things happen when good people stand by and do nothing. The 24/7, irreversible nature of social media posts has intensified the impact of bullying incidents, an area in which the advice of John Parsons et al to parents is invaluable.

Our suggestions to parents and caregivers are:Think about what attitudes and behaviours are being role modelled to them out of school by the material they are watching, digital games they are playing, and the way the adults in their lives role model resolving disagreements and conflict, (self-management) Teach your children to accept responsibility for their actions, by using and supporting consequences for poor behaviour and expressing quiet praise for positive behaviour.Engage in respectful conversation with your school regarding developing social friction or specific incidents. Allow the school time to unravel such situations and support the outcomes. Respectful partnership works best.Build your child’s capacity for life by helping them develop a sense of perspective and the skills in dealing with normal social conflict, frustration, and irritation.

Building a strong sense of personal and social responsibility is integral to everything we do in schools. We don’t pretend we don’t have issues such as bullying to deal with. We do. But let’s not pretend we don’t have issues of bullying in the adult world either. We all have a part to play in creating a country we could be proud of for the way its people treat each other.

Article from: https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/opinion/112653683/bullyingfree-nz-week--lets-talk-more-about-emotional-maturity

Term 2 Friday 5 July: End of Term 2

Term 3 Monday 22 July: Start of Term 3Friday 27 September: End of Term 3

Term 4: Monday 14 October: Start of Term 4Wednesday 11 December (TBC): End of Term 4

Term Dates for 2019

Bullying-Free NZ Week

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Spain Trip2019

After 18 months planning, on the 5th of April, 20 students from James Hargest College and five mums along with two teachers headed to Spain for a month. Students had fund raised for this and a grant was received from the Southern Trust. For the first two weeks, the group partook in an educational tour. They visited historical and famous cities and buildings such as the Sagrada Familia cathedral, Park Guell and Camp Nou in Barcelona; biked through El Retiro park and strolled through the street art in Madrid. They visited mosques, cathedrals and churches and explored each city at night.

This was followed by two weeks in a homestay in Priego de Córdoba, the lead teacher’s hometown. The students attended one of the local high schools, Carmen Pantion. They participated in a number of activities run by the school. In the first few days of their time with their families, they were thrown into celebrations of the holy week with processions every night and thousands of people. They found school so different “with the timetables and subjects being so much more complicated”. It made them glad they don’t have to do philosophy, anatomy and Spanish literature back home.

Their other days in Priego were busy with flamenco classes, visiting ancient towns and caves and cooking classes where they learnt how to cook a typical Andalusian tortilla de patatas and a tomato dip called salmorejo. Some of them found that cooking wasn’t really their thing.

Just arrived to School- Carmen Pantion

Great day for a splash Understanding the architecture of cathedrals

First ever bullfighting ring- Ronda

“This trip was an experience that we will remember for the rest of our lives. We made new friends, got out of our comfort zones and tried new things”.

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Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Challenge 2019

A group of students posing for a photo with two tourists at Mirror Lakes.

In week six of term two, over 120 Junior Campus students were involved in the Hargest Factor Show. Many of these students had been involved in the audition process which had taken place over the first two weeks of the term, during lunchtimes. A variety of acts were presented to the enthusiastic crowd; from vocal performances through to instrumental, dance and comedy routines. All of the students had practised hard, hoping to be selected for our Hargest Factor variety concert which show-cased the talents of our Junior Campus pupils. The audience were entertained with a wide range of engaging performances and

Congratulations to the James Hargest College team of Emma Riley, Shea Smith, Liam Barnes, Michael Moynihan and Emma Tuckey who were highly commended for their presentation. This placed them in the top 12 in this national academic competition. The students were required to orally present a Monetary Policy Statement outlining their decision on what the Reserve Bank should do to the official cash rate to influence the level of inflation and employment in the economy. The interest rate decision had to be supported by economic data and explanations and took many hours to prepare.

Geography Trip Milford Sound

it was evident that we have a variety of very talented students in our ranks. We had several team performances from our Kapa Haka group, the Show Quest students, the Junior Choir and the Ukulele group. It was wonderful to see so many students getting the opportunity to share their skills and talents with us.

The Wednesday and Thursday programme line up varied over the two nights. Both evenings were enjoyed by the many proud whanau members and friends supporting as part of the audience. Overall, another successful cultural event led by our James Hargest students.

Hargest Factor ShowYear 7 and 8

Level 3 Geography Colac Bay

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Heidi Wilkinson

Emma Mitchell

Madison McKenzie

Shoshana Shearing

Georgia Cleaver

Shea SmithEnglish

Elizabeth Flett

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Brianna Morrison Technology

Madeleine Connor

Scholarship in Health and Physical Education

Outstanding

Elly Koehler Health and

Physical Education

Christina Scott Scholarship in EnglishAcademicExcellence

Annie Haveron Health and

Physical Education

Kristina Grumball

Merlin Herrick

Mahnoor Kamali

Nick Tuckey Scholarship in Accounting,

Chemistry, Economics and PhysicsAcademic Excellence

Andrew Fleming Scholarship

in EconomicsAcademic Excellence

Caleb Duffy Scholarship in Statistics

Academic Excellence

Ryan Hwangbo Scholarship in StatisticsAcademic Excellence

Finn Rogers Scholarship

in Health and Physical Education Academic Excellence

Breigh Lawson-Stanley

Scholarship in Geography

Academic Excellence

EXCELLENCE

SCHOLARSHIP

We are proud of the achievements of our top scholars in 2018, earning 16 NCEA Scholarships across 9 different subjects.

We are particularly delighted with Madeleine Connor’s Outstanding Scholarship in Health and Physical Education, placing her in the top 0.5% of the entire New Zealand cohort.

We also acknowledge the 15 students who gained Excellence Endorsements (50 or more Excellence credits).

We think that this kind of success is newsworthy. These young people will be honoured and congratulated in person at a special ceremony in due course.

SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE ENDORSEMENTS FOR 2018

EXCELLENCE

AT JAMES HARGEST COLLEGE

CELEBRATING

Andy WoodPrincipal

Congratulations!

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Results:Yr 9/10 Girls Novice 2nd Sewmi Dissanayaka & Ananya BediYr 9/10 Boys Novice 1st Kaden Faulkner Yr 9/10 Girls Experienced 2nd Charlotte Blay & Tiana Turnbull Yr 9/10 Boys Experienced 1st Danny Richardson 2nd Corvin O’Rourke Yr 11-13 Girls Novice 2nd Ella Wylie & Poppy Jubb Yr 11-13 Mixed Novice 1st Summer Jubb & Conor Shearing 2nd Donald McIntosh Yr 11-13 Girls Experienced 1st Rachel Checketts 2nd Clelia Ponteri

Congratulations to all year 7 & 8 students that took part in the Southland Schools Orienteering Championships’ on Sunday 12 May, in Orienteering no-one sits on the bench.

OrienteeringSouthland Secondary Schools’ Champs 2019

Junior High Basketball

James and Sean Bath waiting for their start

Congratulations to Maia Cavanagh who has recently been named in the New Zealand Junior Girls’ Table Tennis team which will compete in the Oceania Qualifying Tournament in Tonga in August. Congratulations to Finn Holden who has been named in the New Zealand Under 18 Boys’ Development team to play in the Australian Championships later this year.

Congratulations to all students who played in the Junior High Basketball League. It was great to see the improvement of skills and the display of sportsmanship throughout the season. Many teams had tough games throughout the season. Final results showed the Girls A grade Ferns winning and Girls B grade Koru achieving second place.Thank you to all those who supported the students throughout the 10 weeks and massive thank you to the Senior Campus coaching for giving up their time for practices and games.

Go Karting

Congratulations to Findlay Dixon (Year 11) 1st Rotax Junior - Southland & 5th Rotax Junior - South Island

Table Tennis

Tasmin and Chelsea Smith at the start line

Results: Yr 7/8 Boys Novice 1st Taylor Erskine and Felix Gilmour 2nd Finn AndersonYr 7/8 Boys Experienced 1st Hector O’Rourke 2nd Ben Whelan

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Novice rowers out on the Oreti in the weekend: Declan Crombie, Johanna Neylon, Ruby Bath, Darika Abeysinghe and Kaylee Martin Coxing. We are still keen for more students to give it a go. See Mr France if you are interested

NetballGold A Team

It is the first time in many years for a Hargest team to be back in the top grade of netball. The 2019 Netball season is well and truly underway with 18 Senior Teams taking the courts this year. Thank you so much to our amazing coaches who have made our job a lot easier. We have been very impressed with the skills

Back row from left: Olivia Cooper, Hayley Van Beek, Siobhan Madden, Kayla Tufui, Ella Yule

ArcheryOfficial Selection for Trans Tasman 2019

Congratulations to Ryan Jones on being named in the New Zealand Junior Men’s Archery Team.

Ryan has also earned his selection for the Archery New Zealand youth Team to compete at the 2019 World youth Spain 19th - 25th August

Rowing

and attitudes of all our players. Keep it up girls. Big congratulations to our Gold A team pictured below who have been promoted to the Premier A grade for the first time in JHC history. An awesome achievement. We wish all our teams the best of luck for the remainder of the season.

Front row from left: Sarah McLeish, Claudia Young-Blomfield, Ella Yeo, Briar McKenzie, Madison Grieve

Thanks Parents!

Getting your back to school basics from Office Max. By doing this you raised $4286 as a rebate to the school - many thanks.

40 Hour Famine Senior CampusThis year's 40 Hour Famine weekend is 7 - 9 June. Donations will help provide nutritious food, clean water, foster care as well as education and hope for a better future for the South Sudanese refugees.

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1-4 July 2019 7:30pm in the Senior Campus Auditorium

Director: Jonathan TuckerMusical Director: Lesley Little

Southland Regional Chess Power Tournament

James Hargest Senior and Junior Campus teams competed in the Southland Regional Chess Power chess tournament on Wednesday 22nd May at SBHS. Thank you to Chess Power for organising this event. Junior Campus had a team of 10 students competing in the Intermediate section who came together to win gold distinction. Liam Graham received Bronze and Ron Geilik, Gold (Overall Intermediate Winner). Four Junior Campus students are on their way to regionals in Christchurch.

The Senior teams came 2nd and third overall with Libby Flett as the top female finisher and 5th overall.

Right: Finalists qualified to attend the Chess Power Tournament in ChristchurchLiam Graham, Ron Geilik, Alex Scarlett, James Fisken

We regret to advise the following ‘Rolling Stoppages” actions:

Wed 19 June - All Southland Teachers will be on strikeTues 25 June Year 11 classes will not be taughtTues 2 July Year 12 classes will not be taught

Ongoing Teacher’s

Industrial Action

Leo Club

Leo Club members collecting old and foreign money to fund raise for Kiwi Kids. The club asked for coins to be donated, which would then get exchanged into New Zealand dollars to be donated to the foundation.

From left: Yo Yo Wu, Marionne Pala, Amy Lee

Junior Section Olivia Horton 2nd Senior Section Wilson Ludlow 2nd Alternative Section Haein Shin 1st

Annual Japanese Speech Competition 2019 Dunedin - Otaru Sister City Society

Haein Shin Olivia Horton & Wilson Ludlow

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1-4 July 2019 7:30pm in the Senior Campus Auditorium

Director: Jonathan TuckerMusical Director: Lesley Little

Major Production 2019James Hargest College

We had a number of students attend the National Age Group Swimming Championships recently. They all competed strongly against the other 734 swimmers. For some of our students it was their first time competing and the experience gained from the event will benefit them in the future.

JHC students involved were: Janelle Tinker, Regan Cross, Natasha Rain, Amelia Black, Jacob Blomfield, Teegan Strudwicke and Rhianna Short.

Best performances were Teegan Strudwicke 9th in 50m Butterfly and 9th in 100m Butterfly

and our top performer was Jacob Blomfield he was 8th in the 100m freestyle, 7th in the 200m freestyle, 5th in the 400m freestyle, 4th in the 800m freestyle (which was a Southland Record) and 3rd Medal in the 1500m Freestyle).

SwimmingNational Age Group Championships

Above: Jacob Blomfield

Left, from left to right: Natasha Rain Janelle Tinker Regan CrossTeegan StrudwickeAmelia Black Rhianna Short

Wacom drawing tablets in the Art Department.

Art by Victoria Bradney exploring ‘Identity’

Recent Art

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The morning started very early with a 7:45 start. Tired and eager eyes were looking around at the Civic as we checked in and found our way up to our dressing room. The day quickly started as our rehearsal was up second. We were soon pumped and fired up for the real performance ahead. Our hunger started to grow so we collected lunch (pizza) and drained our energy with a few games. Before we knew it, the time had come to put on makeup and our costumes. It was lights, camera, action! Our theme was communication. We decided to show this in our dance by

three generations. The grandparent (Lucy Cooper) communicated mainly by letter, the parent (Abbey Glover) communicated mainly by dial phone and the child (George Shirley) communicated mainly by cell phone and social media. This was such a great experience and we had so much fun making costumes and learning new dances.We would like to say a special thank you to Ms. Blair and Ms. Henery for organizing this wonderful opportunity, putting so much effort into this and taking time out of your days to make our dance amazeballs!By Jessica Ballantyne

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Show Quest - Senior

On 14th May 60 Senior Campus students descended on the Civic Theatre at a ridiculous time in the morning to compete in this years Show Quest.

Show Quest is a nationwide performing arts competition that evolved when Stage Challenge ended. It is a celebration of dance and now included wearable arts.

This year Hargest’s theme was homelessness. The

dance explored the concept of a successful business woman (danced by Meg Laker) who has contempt for a homeless girl (Poppy Jubb).

Then through a series of circumstances also finds herself homeless and received the same contempt from others.

Our team this year was smaller than previous years, but everyone put in 100% effort. As usual, the Hargest students were incredible

ambassadors to the school.

We came away with third overall, with Fiordland College 2nd and Logan Park High School from Dunedin placing first. Both schools danced powerful pieces.

We also won the prize for best use of props. Sam Leckie and Alex Thomson used 44 gallon drums as actual drums which was obviously appreciated by the judges.

Thank you to all the parents who supported us. We are always deeply grateful. The video of the dance

can be viewed at this web address.https://vimeo com/ 336490208/5b46958716

Values AwardsJunior Campus

(Drawn in Assembly each week)Izack Lindsay Emma Meyers Layton Rule Benjamin Maynard Shalom Naitau Wyatt Durham Ollie Wilkinson Mandy Li

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INFORMATION EVENING

University of Otago

Tuesday 11 June, 7:00pm

Ascot Park Hotel

INFORMATION EVENING

University of Otago

Tuesday 11 June, 7:00pm

Ascot Park Hotel

Minimum University Entrance Reminder

across 3 approved subjects

Level 3 (or above)42 credits

10 Literacy credits Level 2 (or above)

10 Numeracy creditsLevel 1 (or above)

ApprovedSubject A(14 credits)

ApprovedReading

(5 credits)

ApprovedNumeracy(10 credits)

ApprovedSubject B(14 credits)

ApprovedWriting

(5 credits)

ApprovedSubject C(14 credits)

National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3 - 80 credits(Must achieve 60 credits at Level 3 and 20 credits may be transferred from Level 2)

Each university may choose to rank students according to their Level 2 and Level 3 results depending on the numbers they have applying.Please check the university websites for their latest updates.NB: If a reader/writer is used, the credits obtained do not count for literacy writing.

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At least 14 credits in each of three

approved subjects at Level 3 or higher

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There will be an Information Evening at the Ascot Park Hotel in the Waiau Room from 7.00-8.30pm on Tuesday 11 June (see flyer at left). This will be a great evening for students and parents to learn more about studying at the University of Otago. There is no need to register for this event.

Hear about:- Entrance- Accommodation at Otago- Courses available- Degree Structure- Being a successful student- Support services - Scholarships- Transition from school to university- Fees

One of the residential college heads and at least one tutor/residential assistant there as well to talk briefly and answer questions.

Information Evening Enquiries:[email protected] - (03) 479 8247 0800 80 80 98 - otago.ac.nz - txt 866 [email protected]

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2019 International Competition and Assessment for Schools (ICAS) competitions are an excellent way for all students to take on a challenge and to gain valuable experience in anexternal testing situation.

All students receive a certificate and an individual student report indicating which questions they answered correctly and their score compared with the rest of the students tested. The student report is useful for highlighting strengths and weaknesses and indicating areas to work on.

Cost of each assessment: $15.00 Digital Technologies Tuesday 3 September Science Tuesday 5 September Writing Tuesday 10 September Spelling Thursday 12 September English Tuesday 17 September Mathematics Thursday 19 September Entries close on Tuesday 25 June 2019 at the Junior Campus.

ICASAt the Junior Campus

We are delighted to announce the arrival of a shipment of plain black, puffer, winter jackets.

These are uniform compliant and feature quality materials including a zip off hood for those wet after school walks.

They are extremely competitively priced at $90.

The jackets are a fund raiser for the Wellbeing Committee and your support is appreciated.

School Winter Jackets, Merino Scarves - They Are Here!

The jackets are available from the Senior Campus student administration where students may select appropriate sizes.

The merino scarves are priced at $35.

Winter Uniform UpdateBoth Campuses

A reminder about the correct wearing of James Hargest College uniform for the winter season.• Kilts or A-line skirt may be worn

throughout the year at both the Junior and Senior Campus. Skirts must be of a reasonable length, neither very short nor longer than mid-calf.

• Undergarment may be a plain white t-shirt, merino or polyprop worn under the uniform tops for extra warmth (should not be visible below blouse/shirt hems or sleeves).

• Blazers may be worn at both the Junior and Senior Campus.

• Scarves and beanies are optional but must be the school standard cardinal red with gold stripe.

• Black or other coloured scarves are not to be worn.

• Gloves may be black.• Any plain black weatherproof jacket

(not cotton) may be worn to and from school.

Student reports will be sent by email at the end of the day on 28 June. If you have changed your email address, please advise us to ensure you receive your child’s report.

Mid-Year ReportJunior Campus

Year 11-13 reports will be emailed and made available on the web portal on Friday 21 June. Year 9-10 reports will be emailed and made available on the web portal on Friday 5 July.

Mid-Year ReportSenior Campus

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If you are feeling sick and need to go home, you must go through sick bay. The office ladies will contact your parents/caregivers to arrange to have you picked up or will seek permission for you to walk home. You must not just sign yourself out.

All school accounts for Junior and Senior Campuses will be emailed. If you do not receive an account, please contact the Junior Campus on 2179250 or the Senior Campus on 2176129. We encourage AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS to be made with the campus your child is attending, Year 7-8 Junior Campus bank account and Year 9 and above Senior Campus bank account. Please include your child’s student ID as a reference. The bank accounts numbers are:02 0924 0408612 01 (Junior Campus)02 0924 0408612 02 (Senior Campus)

Class photos are on the website Orders by 4 July (last week of term)Payment in a named envelope to the office. Artwork - Cupcakes by Ruby Bath Yr9

When you phone in an absence, please give the reason so it can be recorded with the correct coding in the attendance system.Please note that classes start at 8.50am and students are to be in class by that time. If students come in late, they are to go to the office before going to class to have their names deleted from the absence list.

Sick Bay Junior Campus

Absences/Late to SchoolJunior Campus

If you have any concerns please phone the school office and we will arrange for Mrs. Lyn Sanderson, Public Health Nurse to contact you. If students wish to see the Health Nurse they are able to make an appointment by placing a request in the green post box in the office foyer.

Health NurseJunior Campus

The Vision Technicians visit the Junior Campus to undertake vision screening for all Year 7 students and colour vision screening for Year 7 male students. Your child will not be screened if they are under the care of a Specialist and/or Optometrist. Parents/caregivers will be notified if further assessment is required by an Optometrist. If you do NOT wish your child to be screened, please notify the school.Some Year 8 students who were absent in Year 7, or who require retesting, may also be seen by the Vision Technicians.

Year 7 Vision TestingJunior Campus

Payments

Class Photos

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May - July

Mrs Rodger would love some donations of supplies to keep her Fabrics room stocked. She is looking for any two hole buttons, cotton fabric and denim jeans you may have spare. Please drop at the Junior Campus Office.

Donations for FabricsJunior Campus

Senior Campus Bell Times

AttendanceWhy should I arrive for School on time?

It is important that students arrive at school on time everyday for a number of reasons.• A student who is late disrupts teacher and other students.• It is the legal responsibility of parent/caregivers to ensure that students attend their registered school on time each day.• If a student is late they miss important information.• A student who is late will miss school work.• Students who arrive in good time for first period are able to talk to their friends before school and have time to prepare and

get organised for the day.

Lateness = Lost Learning!

• If your child is not at school they will be less likely to gain qualifications and essential skills that will give them more choices for their future.

• Regular attendance at school makes all the difference to your child’s learning and achievement – a Year 11 student, who only attends school half the time, has just a 1 in 5 chance of getting NCEA level 1 whereas a student who attends every day has about a 90% chance of achieving that qualification.

The table below shows how lateness can add up over the school year:

5 minutes late each day 3 days lost!10 minutes late each day 6.5 days lost!15 minutes late each day 10 days lost!20 minutes late each day 13 days lost!30 minutes late each day 19 days lost!

Artwork - ‘Pacifica’ screen printing by Y9 students

Students should be at school before 8.50am

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Sick BaySenior CampusIf you are feeling sick and need to go home, you must go through sick bay.The ladies will contact your parents to arrange to have you picked up or will seek permission for you to walk home. You must not just sign yourself out.

Medical CertificatesSenior CampusIf your child is absent for more than three days due to illness, we would appreciate a medical certificate. There is a high level of correlation between attendance and academic achievement. We need students to be in class whenever possible.

Have you shifted house, changed internet service

provider or phone provider lately?

Please ensure that your details are up to date.

You can easily check what details we have by logging into https://kamarportal.jameshargest.school.nz

Change of Details

Before and After School SafetyJunior Campus

Student SafetyJunior Campus

Come and see us in the warm Fabrics Room for some help with maths homework, assistance with anything in maths that you can’t quite get to grips with or some challenging extension work if maths is your thing. We would encourage you to attend on a regular basis but if you only need us now and then that is fine too.Teachers are available to help your child in Before School Math classes every Tuesday and Friday morning from 8.15 to 8.40 am (in the Fabrics Room). This is an individualised programme, so it caters for extension as well as support. If you would like to be involved as “parent help” please come along.

Before School MathsJunior Campus

As winter approaches we ask parents to be mindful of their children who travel to and from school by foot and by bike, scooter etc. It is beginning to get dark earlier, so students need to ensure they are visible and travelling in well-lit areas, e.g. NOT on the Waihopai walkway after dark. Students attending late after school practices please do not arrive at school until your practice time.

Students may be on the school grounds from 8.20 am, unless attending Before School Maths. This is a safety issue as supervision is not available prior to 8.20am. We also do not have supervision available after school so unless your child has an afterschool activity within the school please ensure they are collected by 3.30.Students are not to use the staff car park on Layard Street as a walkway area and parents are asked not to use this as a drive through to drop or pick up children, again this is for safety.

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E-mail NewslettersThe next newsletter will be issued via email

on Friday July 2019.Hard copies of the newsletter will be available

from either the Junior or Senior Campus office.

You can view the newsletter on the Hargest web site www.jameshargest.school.nz.

Information UpdatesIf you have any changes to your details (e.g. address, phone numbers, medical details, emergency contacts, etc), please let the

school know as soon as possible in order to keep our records up-to-date.

Please email Mrs France (Senior Campus) with any changes at

[email protected] phone 2176129

or Mrs Murphy (Junior Campus) [email protected]

or phone 2179250

Parent, Caregiver, Whanau and

Community EngagementAt James Hargest College we are always

interested in engaging with our community and listening to parents, whanau and the wider community. If you have any good

ideas or there is something special that has happened regarding Hargest, or there are issues, concerns or complaints we should

be aware of, please contact the school office Senior Campus (2176129) or Junior Campus (2179250) or via email, office@

jameshargest.school.nzYou will be put in contact with an

appropriate staff member.

Junior Campus6 Layard Street, Invercargill

Phone 03 2179250, Fax 03 2173152Email: [email protected]

Senior Campus288 Layard Street, Invercargill

Phone 03 2176129, Fax 03 2170351Email: [email protected]: www.jameshargest.school.nz

PTA meetings will be held in the Brigadier’s Room at the Senior Campus. All are scheduled to start at 7.30pm.

Tuesday 23 JulyTuesday 17 Sept

Tuesday 19 November

PTA Meeting Dates

Coming Events for 2019

Senior CampusJuneTues 11 University of Otago Information Evening Tues 18 The Big Sing at First Church 7:30pm Thurs 20 BOT Meeting at 5:15pm Fri 21 Year 11-13 reports emailed homeWed 26 Scholarship Awards Ceremony at 10:00am in school hall Thurs 27 BOT meeting ath 5:15pm in the “Brig”Fri 28 Mufti Day Rockquest

JulyMon 1 7.30pm: Annie (Major Production)Tues 2 7.30pm: Annie (Major Production) Wed 3 7.30pm: Annie (Major Production)Thurs 4 7.30pm: Annie (Major Production)Fri 5 Last day of Term 2 Year 9-10 Reports emailed homeMon 22 First day of Term 3Tues 23 PTA meeting at 7:30pmThurs 25 BOT meeting at 5:15pm LEO Ball Extravaganza at 7.30pm

Junior CampusJuneThu 6 Hargest Factor Performances Year 8 Transition Visits to Senior CampusFri-Sun 7-9 40 Hour Famine WeekendTue-Wed 11-12 Year 7 Vision TestingThurs 13 Year 8 Transition Visits to Senior CampusWed 19 Student Centred Conference bookings openFri 21 Southland Primary & Intermediate School Cross Country Fri 28 Sport & Rec ends Mid year reports issued

JulyTue 2 Student Centred ConferencesThurs 4 Student Centred ConferencesFri 5 Last Day Term 3Mon 22 First Day Term 4Thurs 25 Sport and Rec sign upSun 28 Open Day

August Fri-Sun 7-9 Oamaru Sport Exchange Fri 16 Sport and Rec Start

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